Watch-bracelet hook



Aug. 24,1926. r 1,597,417

J F. RIOUX WATCH BRACELET HOOK Filed April 7, 1926 Patented Aug. 24, lg ti.

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WATCH-BRACELET HOOK.

Application filed April 7.

This invention relates to certain new and useful ii'nprovements in watch bracelet hooln, and'the primary object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the hook latched to the watch, so as to prevent accidental disengagement of the hook therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide means of the character set forth which is eifective in operation; which may be easily and quickly released, and which is of simple and economical construction.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention; 7

Figure 2 is a side elevation and Figure 8 is a bottom plan view.

In proceeding in accordancewith the pres ent invention, a hook 1 is provided, having a shank 2 which latter is doubled upon itself at 3 and is then-extended forwardly, and curled at 5-to form a spring nose and is finally extended rearwardly to form a tongue as indicated at 6. The bracelet 8 is secured to the shank 2 in any suitable manner, but preferably with the tongue 6 disposed exteriorly of the bracelet, and being free so as to not impair the spring nature of the noseb.

The outer side face of the hook 1 is formed with a depressed part 9 and with a pair of slots 10. The latch is composed of a body 11 formed at its rear with a pair of perforated ears 12 that engage the opposite side edge of the bracelet 8 and receive a pin 13, therethrough and by virtue of which the latch is pivoted to the bracelet, At its front end, the latch is formed with a pair of fing 14- that are movable into and out of the SlObS 10. The rear side edges of the fingers 1d are formed with cam-like portions 15 d signed to ride and snap over the resilient nose 5 and be held thereby through frictional contact. The front side edges of the lingers 1d are preferably concaved as inclicated at 16 so as to .confoan to the usual bars connected to the opposed sides of wrist watches.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by virtue of the two spaced fingers 14 engaging the nose 5, a double securement of the latch is effected and at the same time the two ingers engage the usual bar of the watch and thus prevent rocking of the watch in the hooks 1. .The depressed part 9 strengthens or reinforces the hook and also enables the 1926. Serial No. 109,305.

finger nail of the user to be easilyengaged beneath the. lip 17 of the latch so as to effect raising of the latter to inoperative position.

The finger it will be noted has one side edge closing the mouth of the hook and its opposite side edge formed to snap over the nose, thus providing a simple and economical structure.

The pin 13 may also be projected through the loop or doubled part 3, of the shank, thereby serving to assist in holding the hook onto the bracelet.

Having thus described my invention what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Let tors Patent is:

1. In a hook, a hook member having a pair of spaced parallel slots and a transverselyv depressed part in its back, a shank for the hook member extending rearwardly therefrom thence forwardly and again rearwardly to form a spring nose, and a pivoted latch having a pair of fingers for closing the mouth of the hook and being movable through said slots, said fingers having camlike edges which snap over the spring nose, and said latch having a finger nail engaging lip which overlies the depressed part of the hook back.

2. In a hook, a hook member having a pair of spaced parallel slots in its back, a shank for the hook member extending rearwardly, then forwardly and again rearwardly to form a spring nose, and a pivoted latch hava pair of fingers for closing the mouth of the hook and being movable through said slots, said fingers having cam-like parts which sna over the spring nose.

3. In a hook, a hook member having a slotted hack and a spring nose disposed opposite to its mouth, and a pivoted latch having a finger movable through the slot for closing the mouth and having a part which snaps over the spring nose.

d. In a hook, a hook member provided with a shank having a spring nose disposed opposite to the mouth of the hook, and a latch having a part for closing the hook mouth and a part which snapsover the nose.

5. In a hook, a hook member provided with a shank having a spring nose disposed opposite to the mouth of the hook, and a latch having a finger one'side edge of which extends across the mouth of the hookto close same and the oppositeside edge of which is formed to snap over the nose.

6. In a hook, a hook member, a spring nose connected to the member and disposed opposite to the mouth of the hook and a closing the mouth of the hook, and means.

disposed opposite to the mouth of the hook and formed to have snap engagement with the latch to removably secure same in operative position. i

8. In a. hook, a hook member, having a part which extends across the mouth of-the hook and having a part opposite to the first named part, and meanswformed to have snap engagement with the second named part of the closing means to removably secure same in operative position; I

9. In a hook, a hook member, means having a side extending across the mouth of the hook for closing same and having an opposite side, and a spring nose formed for snap engagement with the opposite side of the closing means to removably secure the latter in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH F. RIOUX. 

